One of the ways you can set your affiliate blog up for success is by optimizing your content for search engines.
However, you shouldn’t rely on your instincts alone – you need to do your research first so that you can pick a niche that you’re not only familiar with, but one that is definitely profitable.
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According to an AHRefs report, 90% of pages get ZERO organic search traffic from Google. This statistic is frightening and can be off-putting but, done right, keyword research can help you to be in the 10% of pages that do get traffic. Keyword research is one of those aspects of affiliate marketing that beginners should look to invest some money in, in order to give themselves the best chance of success.
Which products do you buy the most? Is it kitchen knives? Electronics? Baby products? Shoes? Start from there. The worst thing you can do is select a niche that you're not familiar with.
Here are some of the best affiliate marketing programs for beginners I recommend:
The biggest difference between a “hobby” blogger and a “full-time” blogger is the full-time blogger has a way to get paid.
To give a real-life example, you can see how I promote various affiliate partners in my software review posts:
For companies offering an affiliate program, this is one of the best ways to receive free promotion, thus saving substantially on advertising.
Now, that you have chosen your niche and want to promote products, we move on to the next step.
Also, if your contacts upgrade their plans, you will receive an additional commission.
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Online tools and products based on the Software as a Service (SaaS) model is another huge market for affiliates.
They have a generous payment structure where every affiliate can earn commissions on all of their front end offers.
Unlike most other businesses, affiliate marketing needs almost zero investments. Yes, you need to invest in a website (design, tools, hosting, etc.), but you do those for any online business, right?
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Thanks, Bridget! I LOVE affiliate marketing. It’s such a great way to decide what your audience actually wants before jumping in with your own products and services. Glad you enjoyed the post and hope you found a few good tips for affiliate marketing on your own blog. 🙂
If you want to promote a different product with each post, you can still use the link in your bio but will need to update it to the latest affiliate URL each time you publish a new post. You can still tell people to click the link in your bio, but if someone should discover an older post promoting a different product, they will land at a different landing page, so this is not the most efficient way to do Instagram affiliate marketing.